To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Shakespearean

Cavalier

Anachronistic

Romantic
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?

Wind

Birds

Fish

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

Robert Herrick

Thomas Carew

John Suckling

Alexander Pope
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?

A threat

An ultimatum

A debt

A petition
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?

Cupid

Anacreon

The King

Althea
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A principled royalist

A warrior faction

A caged bird

A type of dress
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Stoicism

Puritanism

Classicism

Existentialism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Symposium

Orgy

Execution

Parliamentary meeting
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?

Oliver Cromwell

William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope
11 To "wanton" means to

To play

To desire

To eat

To esacpe
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

Cupid

God

The King

A finch
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Bars

Linnets

Wind

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Torture

Doom

Imprisonment

Divinity
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King James

King George

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?

London and Canterbury

Scotland and Ireland

Holland and France

France and Spain
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called

Finches

Althea

Sacheverell

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Sappho

Homer

Anacreon

Alcibiades
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To tip over

To drink

To drown

To fly
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch

Uglier

Lower

Shriller

Baser
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a

Fetter

Rope

Beacon

Cup
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Imagist

Angry

Pastoral

Religious
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of

Alliteration

Personification

Assonance

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Drowned

Elected

Exiled

Executed
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a

Snake

Ant

Grasshopper

Butterfly

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